Penny’s Journal
The story behind the cake-story…
Technique:
Ruffles
You can say I have a special place in my heart, and my cake toolbox, for ruffles.
Dispatches from Penny’s Kitchen
Where decadence meets ingenuity…
Charles James, the Met Gala, and Vogue...
In honor of the Met Gala's tribute to the iconic designer Charles James, Vogue asked me and 5 other amazing cake designers to dress Barbie in some of his most stunning couture gowns.
Nintendo AND Disney AND Cake
Two weeks went into creating this castle cake that sat 27" tall at the highest spire, and 22 inches wide at the base.
The Art of Floral Wedding Cakes
As Sugar Couture grew, I had more and more requests for these fragile beauties. People were impressed with their lifelike quality, delicate petals, and their impressive statement on the wedding cakes I made.
Never Say Never; Birthday Cake Edition
The cake-story we told honored her dual heritage and put her on the cover of Vogue.
Wedding Cake Basics
Earlier this year I collaborated with Colin Cowie Weddings to come up with the definitive wedding cake info guide.
Cake-story...
This one was tough... how would you combine Queens NY, Manhattan and New Canaan CT?
Custom Canvas Cake for an Artistic Birthday Party
What mom doesn’t adore the work of their little artist? Enter the idea for a kid’s birthday cake that I just adore…
Champagne Cakes
When someone’s nickname is “Champagne Sherri,” its pretty obvious what kind of cake to make!
British Invasion
Thrilled to be asked to create a bespoke cake for Tanya Martinez from Save the date for Cupcakes and Stefanie Schiada of Brooklyn Limestone.
Welcome Home... an Inspiration
At some point during every class I teach, someone tells me, with a certain authority, that they are not creative. And this shocks me every time.
Past lives and Cake Convergence...
I've had past lives. Not necessarily the kind where I was Cleopatra, but the kind a lot of people, the most interesting ones at least, seem
Setting a Scene...
Celebrating the beach....
Come Fly With Me...
Aging Gracefully... Update
Aging Gracefully...
“Cakes can seem deceptively large or small in photos. It’s always a good idea to think of their presence in all 3 dimensions rather than just height and diameter. They always have so much more presence in person. And bigger isn’t always better.”
― Penny